-ique

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ik/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, a learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. ==== Suffix ==== -ique (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iques) forms adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical, -ish, -ly === Etymology 2 === Substantivised feminine of the adjective. ==== Suffix ==== -ique f (noun-forming suffix, uncountable) forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice: -ics ‎aéro- (“aero-”) + ‎-naute (“-naut”) + ‎-ique → ‎aéronautique f (“aeronautics”) === Derived terms === == Middle English == === Suffix === -ique alternative form of -ik == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French -ique, a learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. === Suffix === -ique used to form adjectives; -ic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== French: -ique === References === -ique on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Old French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. === Suffix === -ique used to form adjectives; -ic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: -iqueFrench: -ique → Middle English: -ik, -ike, -ique, -ic, -iceEnglish: -ic